Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-07-28
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS.
The Davenport district camp,meeting

A Sioux City hotel has colored waiter
who speaks French. English and German
fuently.
Columbus Junction, after being almost all
burned up few weeks ago, has sustained
a second fire which came near proving
equally destructive, and now the people
are going to buy fire engine.
There is project on foot to organize a
stock company in Cedar Rapids to sink
an artesian well at some point in or near
the city as an experiment. The intention
Of those at the head of it is to see just what
there is beneath the city, be it water gas
Or other substance.
A well borer, on contract of water or
no pay, drilled we'll at Marshaltown.
When he got down 162 leet he became
discouraged and quit. He was persuaded
to so on, and the very next day struck
water, which came within twelve feet of
the surface. The engine was set TO work
pumping, but failed to at all lower it.
The Wilton tax payers voted to appro-
pirate $3.50 from the treasury of the town
toward boring for an artesian or gas well.
The vote stood 81 for to IL against--not
one-half of the votes of the corporation
being polled in all. This, with the pri,
vate subscription. gives $4,000 available
funds for the undertaking.
A two-year- old daughter of a German
farmer living two miles west of Primghar,
met with horrible death recently. The
child was playing on the floor and in
some manner got a pine splinter lodged
in her wind-pipe. An effort was made by
the parents to relleye the child, but being
unable to do so she was carried to Prim.
CHAR and DIR. j. M. Long SUNNI oned. The
doctor at once telephoned for a Sanborn
physician, and on his arrival it was de-
cided to make an incision in the wind.
pipe and remove the splinter. The opera
ton was attempted, but it was not sue
cessfully accomplished, and the child died
late the same evening.
John Zugg, young farmer aged 90,
fell under reaper on farm four miles
from Dubuque July %, and had both
arms cut off. The flesh was shaved from
his side by the knives, leaving the lungs
exposed. About six inches of flesh was
also cut from the right thigh. He will
die.
Independence boasts Of corn ten feet
nigh.
A company has been formed at Wilton
junction to bore for gas.
A reunion of the First Iowa veterans
will occur at Muscatne August TO-
The institute of the feeble minded at
Glenwood has POT males and 1875 females.
State Mine Inspector Stone has been
investigating the gas-well country in
Guthrie county. At Herndon he saw six
natural gas wells on what is known as
the Boote place. They are on an average
of 1870 feet deep and all are capable of
sending out as large and steady supply of
natural gas as was ever known to be
found anywhere in the United States.
Two daughters of W. F. Ballard, of
Audubon, have been sent to the insane
asylum at Mt Pleasant, Their father is
almost broken hearted over the great cal
amity to both daughters.
Mr.. J. J. Morgan, a stock dealer Of
Battle Creek, was robbed of his pocket
book on Northwestern train. near Den
ison few days ago. His total loss was
shout 81 800 fully $500 of which was
cash. In presenting his mileage ticket
Morgan laid his pocketbook beside him
on the seat, whereupon a stranger sitting
in the next seat threw his coat carelessly
aver the book, and the absent minded
stock dealer forgot all about it, until near
Council Bluffs, when he bethought him
self of his carelessncss, only to find the
coat in his possession and the pocketbook
and stranger gone. The card Of prom.
inent citizen of Dow City was found il
the coat, and Goldheim's brand was on
the collar. Conductor Plaine at once no.
titled Sheriff Mooney to look up the re-
mainder of the suit. He found it. The own.
er of the card appeared in Denison, wear
ing pants and vest that matched the coat.
Upon inquiry, however, it was learned
that his coat had been stolen the day of
the crime, and that the adroit thief had
Systematically tried to defect suspicion
upon one of the most respectable gentle
men of Dow City.
A Sioux City special, July 10 says:
Warrants were issued to-day for the arrest
of Mike Heron, Matt johnson, Peter
Fonts, G. Vanccners and John Lacy,
living near Sloan. They are charged with
having for two years systematically stolen
cattle from their neighbors. Clough &
Co, cattle dealers, being the heaviest
losers. III. c. Walberg. young farmer
who has operated with the gang, was
caught with stolen cattle and in hopes of
protecting himself, gave the band away.
The sheriff has gone to make the arrests.
Over 500 cattle have been stolen by the
parties accused.
Messrs. Springer 6 Willard, of Oska-
loosa, are just importing fifty head Of
Norman horses. And they are building
at that city four horse barns, two 40xl00,
one 42x100, and one 20x100. The i'm
ported horse business is assuming i'm
mense proportions In this State.
The body of Mrs. Presler was found in
the Cedar river, about twelve miles from
Iowa City, July 81. She was II years
old. 1t is supposed she committed sui
eide. .-.... .,. ...- ..r
The old settlers Of western Iowa will
have reunion at Macedonia August /.
July 10, fifty deaths during the month
had been reported in Davenport to the
city clerk.
Rev. Mr.. Houghton has resigned the
pastorate of the Uniyersalist Church at
Storm Lake, i'll health being the cause.
Frank McBane, a we'll known farmer,
living four miles south of Cedar falls,
committed suicide July 10, by hanging
himself to tree. Melancholy from pro-
longed sickness was the cause.
NJ J. Fahey, blacksmith of Musca-
tine, was drowned in the river July 90
He went out in n small boat alone, and
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